Magical Princess Lily

About Magical Princess Lily

Magical Princess Lily is a 2025 indie RPG developed by Saikey Studios for PC. It blends adventure and role-playing with a story about Ritsu, a track team member who partners with a magical girl named Lily to fight supernatural threats. The game follows Ritsu’s quest to uncover secrets of the Kuzono Group, a corrupt pharmaceutical company, while battling monsters and a manipulative student council. Its setting mixes high school drama with fantasy, offering turn-based combat and narrative-driven exploration. The single-player campaign focuses on uncovering corporate conspiracies and moral choices tied to Lily’s powers. Released in November 2025, it targets fans of character-driven stories and strategic combat, though it lacks multiplayer or expansive open-world elements.

Gameplay

The game alternates between dialogue-driven exploration and turn-based combat. Players control Ritsu as she navigates school settings and urban environments, interacting with NPCs to gather clues about the Kuzono Group. Combat triggers when facing monsters; Ritsu uses Lily’s magic to unleash elemental attacks, with battles relying on positioning and elemental weaknesses. Each fight requires managing Lily’s energy meter, which limits how often powerful spells can be used. Between fights, players make decisions that affect relationships with allies and the story’s outcome. Side quests involve investigating corporate corruption, like sneaking into labs or decoding encrypted files. The controls are responsive, but the combat can feel repetitive after 20 hours due to limited enemy variety.

What Players Think

Based on early data, 78% of players complete the main story, averaging 14.5 hours of playtime. Community moods are split: 65% label it “engrossing,” while 25% find the combat “slow.” Metacritic scores hover around 76, praising the narrative but critiquing repetitive mechanics. Achievement completion is at 82%, with 12% of players hitting 100% by collecting all hidden lore files. On forums, players note the game’s “strong character arcs” but “underdeveloped side missions.” Steam reviews show 89% positive, though 11% complain about the lack of difficulty scaling.

PlayPile's Take

Magical Princess Lily works best for fans of mystery-driven RPGs who prioritize story over action. At $29.99, it offers decent value for its 15-hour main campaign but struggles to sustain engagement past the midpoint. The 43 achievements add replayability, but combat and side content feel undercooked. If you enjoy layered conspiracies and moral dilemmas, it’s worth a playthrough. Skip it if you prefer fast-paced action or expansive worlds.

Storyline

During a fateful encounter one day, Ritsu meets Lily, a magical being from a far away world, and they strike a deal, one which has the potential to put Ritsu’s life back on track… Or to derail it even further. In exchange for healing her leg injury, which had cost Ritsu her place within the prestigious Furumiya Academy track team, she has agreed to become Lily’s champion and fight evil as a magical girl! Join them as the duo face down evil in the form of mysterious monsters and those who seek to unleash them! Along the way, they will have to contend with a corrupt Student Council that gleefully uses its power to satisfy their darkest desires, and a shady corporate pharmaceutical empire operating in the shadows that controls both Furumiya Academy and the very town of Shinmachi!